[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7296 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7296

To establish the Artificial Intelligence Hygiene Working Group, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 30, 2022

  Mrs. Lawrence (for herself and Mr. Gonzalez of Ohio) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and 
                                 Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
To establish the Artificial Intelligence Hygiene Working Group, and for 
                            other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Government Ownership and Oversight 
of Data in Artificial Intelligence Act of 2022'' or the ``GOOD AI Act 
of 2022''.

SEC. 2. PRINCIPLES AND POLICIES FOR USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN 
              GOVERNMENT.

    (a) Definitions.--In this Act:
            (1) Agency.--The term ``agency'' has the meaning given the 
        term in section 3502 of title 44, United States Code.
            (2) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
        ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
                    (A) the Committee on Homeland Security and 
                Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and
                    (B) the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the 
                House of Representatives.
            (3) Artificial intelligence.--The term ``artificial 
        intelligence'' has the meaning given the term in section 238(g) 
        of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for 
        Fiscal Year 2019 (10 U.S.C. 2358 note).
            (4) Artificial intelligence system.--The term ``artificial 
        intelligence system''--
                    (A) means any data system, software, application, 
                tool, or utility that operates in whole or in part 
                using dynamic or static machine learning algorithms or 
                other forms of artificial intelligence, including a 
                data system, software, application, tool, or utility--
                            (i) that is established primarily for the 
                        purpose of researching, developing, or 
                        implementing artificial intelligence 
                        technology; and
                            (ii) for which the artificial intelligence 
                        capability is integrated into another system or 
                        agency business process, operational activity, 
                        or technology system; and
                    (B) does not include any common or commercial 
                product within which artificial intelligence is 
                embedded, such as a word processor or map navigation 
                system.
            (5) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of 
        the Office of Management and Budget.
    (b) Guidance for Agency Use of Artificial Intelligence.--
            (1) In general.--In developing an update under section 
        104(d) of the AI in Government Act of 2020 (40 U.S.C. 11301 
        note) to the memorandum issued under subsection (a) of that 
        section, the Director shall consider--
                    (A) the considerations and recommended practices 
                identified by the National Security Commission on 
                Artificial Intelligence in the report entitled ``Key 
                Considerations for Responsible Development and Fielding 
                of AI'', as updated in April 2021;
                    (B) the principles articulated in Executive Order 
                13960 (85 Fed. Reg. 78939; relating to promoting the 
                use of trustworthy artificial intelligence in the 
                Federal Government); and
                    (C) the input of--
                            (i) the Privacy and Civil Liberties 
                        Oversight Board;
                            (ii) relevant interagency councils, such as 
                        the Federal Privacy Council, the Chief 
                        Information Officers Council, and the Chief 
                        Data Officers Council;
                            (iii) other governmental and 
                        nongovernmental privacy, civil rights, and 
                        civil liberties experts; and
                            (iv) any other individual or entity the 
                        Director determines appropriate.
            (2) Sunset.--This subsection shall cease to have force or 
        effect on the date that is 4 years after the date of enactment 
        of this Act.
    (c) Artificial Intelligence Hygiene and Protection of Government 
Information, Privacy, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.--
            (1) Establishment.--Not later than 45 days after the date 
        of enactment of this Act, the Director shall establish a 
        working group to be known as the ``Artificial Intelligence 
        Hygiene Working Group''.
            (2) Membership.--The Director shall appoint members to the 
        Artificial Intelligence Hygiene Working Group from among 
        members of appropriate interagency councils.
            (3) Implementation.--Not later than 1 year after the date 
        of enactment of this Act, the Director, in consultation with 
        the Artificial Intelligence Hygiene Working Group, shall 
        implement a means by which to--
                    (A) ensure that contracts for the acquisition of 
                artificial intelligence and artificial intelligence 
                systems--
                            (i) align with the memorandum issued, and 
                        periodically updated, by the Director under 
                        subsections (a) and (d), respectively, of 
                        section 104 of the AI in Government Act of 2020 
                        (40 U.S.C. 11301 note);
                            (ii) address the protection of privacy, 
                        civil rights, and civil liberties;
                            (iii) address the ownership and security of 
                        data and other information created, used, 
                        processed, stored, maintained, disseminated, 
                        disclosed, or disposed of by a contractor or 
                        subcontractor on behalf of the Federal 
                        Government; and
                            (iv) address requirements for securing the 
                        training data, algorithms, and other components 
                        of any artificial intelligence system against--
                                    (I) misuse;
                                    (II) unauthorized alteration;
                                    (III) degradation; or
                                    (IV) being rendered inoperable; and
                    (B) address any other issue or concern the Director 
                determines relevant to ensure--
                            (i) the appropriate use of artificial 
                        intelligence and artificial intelligence 
                        systems; and
                            (ii) the protection of privacy, Federal 
                        Government data, and other information of the 
                        Federal Government.
            (4) Approaches.--In carrying out paragraph (3), the 
        Director may use 1 or more approach and tailor requirements 
        based on risk or any other factor determined relevant by the 
        Director and the Artificial Intelligence Hygiene Working Group.
            (5) Updates.--On a continuous basis, not later than 2 years 
        after the date of enactment of this Act, and not less 
        frequently than once every 2 years thereafter, the Director 
        shall update the means implemented under paragraph (3).
            (6) Briefing.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, quarterly thereafter until the date on 
        which the Director implements the means required under 
        paragraph (3), and annually thereafter, the Director shall 
        brief the appropriate congressional committees on the 
        implementation of this subsection.
            (7) Sunset.--This subsection shall cease to have force or 
        effect on the date that is 10 years after the date of enactment 
        of this Act.
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